Examples of bookworm in a Sentence
She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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At the time, Graber identified less as a computer kid than as a bookworm, reading stories of scientific and mathematical discovery.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Quince Cotton Fisherman Throw Every bookworm needs a snuggly throw blanket to curl up with.
—Esther Carlstone, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
While Shaffer's story will likely feel cozy and familiar to bookworms, fellow Kentuckians will find a few delightful Bluegrass pearls hidden within the pages.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
But true bookworms quit books so often that there’s lingo for it in the book world: DNF, for Do Not Finish or Did Not Finish.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Quince Cotton Fisherman Throw Every bookworm needs a snuggly throw blanket to curl up with.
—Esther Carlstone, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
While Shaffer's story will likely feel cozy and familiar to bookworms, fellow Kentuckians will find a few delightful Bluegrass pearls hidden within the pages.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
But true bookworms quit books so often that there’s lingo for it in the book world: DNF, for Do Not Finish or Did Not Finish.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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bookworm
noun
book·worm
-ˌwərm 
1
: any of various insect larvae that feed on the binding and paste of books
2
: a person devoted to reading or study
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